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In western politics, the political Left has traditionally seen itself as more progressive and has staked universal claim to the moral high ground on virtually all social and economic issues. But where does this veneer of moral superiority emanate from? What happens when the emotional and...

Undoubtedly, the standoff between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the United States government is fast coming to a head, which means that both sides are now consolidating their positions – in preparation for something big which may be unfolding as we speak.

In one of the most bizarre bits of government-run theatre imaginable, Theresa May’s government staged a completely fake traffic jam in Kent – supposedly to ‘simulate a domestic crisis’ which would be wrought upon the nation...

Amid the chaos in Washington DC over the government shutdown, the first bill introduced by the U.S. Senate, entitled S.1 – is not a bill to open the government, but rather an unprecedented law specifically designed to shield the Israeli government from any public criticism or political...

The mainstream press coverage of President Trump’s announcement that he would be removing US troops from Syria has been unanimously apocalyptic. Journos who until a few days ago couldn’t care less about the...

It’s been 16 years since the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, hitting a number of targets, including New York’s World Trade Center twin towers – an event which arguably changed America forever. While thousands lost their lives...

Following in the footsteps of Uruguay and Canada, as well as 30 US states, Mexico is set to adopt a new law which will make cannabis legal for both medicinal and recreational use. New legislation by Mexico’s ruling majority party hopes to “cut the chain” of illegal supply.

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE COINCIDENCE: WTC owner Larry Silverstein took out two brand new insurance policies against ‘two terrorist attacks’ on New York’s World Trade Center complex just before the attacks of 9/11, and claimed to have famously given the order to “pull” WTC Building 7, which then...

As 21WIRE outlined in its annual Year in Review Report, 2018 was the year in which concerted moves between the US and Ecuadorian governments became visible, with the two states conspiring behind closed doors to bring WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to America for an unlawful trial based...

On the heels of this week’s admission by a former New York Times editor that the paper has eschewed all journalistic standards by intentionally running an anti-Trump agenda for profit, another mainstream media whistleblower has come forward admitting that NBC has been running a similar...

This latest admission by White House legal counsel, Rudy Giuliani, is certain to send shock waves through the corridors of the deep state in both Washington and London. For years, the Anglo-American establishment has been trying to frame Julian Assange and WikiLeaks for a crime which was...

Since 2016, 21WIRE has been consistently making the case that the entire Trump-Russia fiasco was a fabrication and a political hoax. Two years later, as the Anglo-American political and media establishment’s Russiagate narrative rapidly collapses, a gradual backlash is happening from some...

Once again, we’ve arrived at our New Years Eve wrap-up, showcasing some of the most compelling and downright conspiratorial stories of the year. This past year was one of thee most polarizing ever, exposing some of the fundamental flaws in...

Following the death of a 4 year old child in Gaza, at the hands of Israeli snipers, not one mainstream corporate media organization bothered to go and interview the family and find out what happened, in fact, most didn’t cover the story at all.

One of the untold stories from the Syrian War was been the scores of Syrian journalists killed while working as war reporters in their home country. At just 25 years old, journalist Khaled Alkhateb, was one such victim,...

Chew on this. $4,700 spent on Google ads, $47,000 invested on Facebook commercials, a smattering of Pokemon Go displays and some asinine memes; that is supposedly all it took to subvert the 2016 elections. If you believe the talking heads on TV, the...

This past week saw US President Donald Trump make a surprise Christmas visit to US troops stationed in Iraq. Only days prior to his visit, the mainstream media were in full-scale attack mode, charging Trump with being “the first President since 2002 not to...

President Donald Trump has at last rediscovered his core foreign policy beliefs and ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. Right on cue, official Washington had a collective mental breakdown. Neocons committed to war,...

As we turn towards our faiths this Christmas and Hanukkah in an attempt to make sense of the year that was, economist Professor Michael Hudson says we have been interpreting the bible incorrectly. And he has written an entire book...

Israel’s extremist right wing ethno-nationalist leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, received a rare shock yesterday when it was revealed that his tenuous Likud-led coalition had expired. Is Bibi in danger of losing his unofficial title of ‘President for Life’?

In terms of global liquidity and ubiquity, by far the most utilized currency is the U.S. dollar – known widely as ‘the world’s reserve currency’ – because every country on the planet keeps large sums of dollars in reserve in order to make hard currency trades on majority commodities like...

The US State Department has reiterated its demand that Russia unconditionally return three Ukrainian boats seized during a November maritime incident. They also announced an increase in direct US financing for the Ukrainian Navy in response to the “dangerous...

This is a stunning documentary piece by independent filmmaker Raphael Treza, chronicling his adventure with the Indian gypsies in the deserts of India’s northwestern Rajasthan province. Along with stunning visuals and a...

This wasn’t the door-busting Holiday message shoppers were expecting. Shortly after submitting a resignation letter to his manager, 17-year-old Walmart employee Jackson Racicot used the intercom system to announce he was quitting at the Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada store.

People across Europe and the wider world are now watching France, where protesters who “take their name from the yellow safety vests French motorists carry in their vehicles” are coming out in numbers facing the opposition of the police...

The ancient city of Palmyra in Syria is regarded as the “Pearl of the Desert” with its Temples and ancient sites having stood for thousands of years. Much of that legacy was looted or destroyed when it became a prime target of ISIS in recent years.